From The Cradle To The Grave

(Verse 1)

I came cryin’ into daylight, on a cold October morn,

Mama held me to her heartbeat, said “Son, this world is yours.”

Daddy built me up with calloused hands, and stories of the brave,

Said “Your life’s a road of choices, from the cradle to the grave.”

(Verse 2)

I learned to fall before I walked, learned to speak before I knew,

That every word and every silence teaches something as you move.

Took my knocks and took my blessings, tried to give more than I’d take,

Found that truth is in the middle, from the cradle to the grave.

(Chorus)

From the cradle to the grave, we stumble and we rise,

We learn what love is worth, we find the truth in lies.

Every mile and memory carves the man that I became—

Yeah, I’m just tryin’ to do it right

From the cradle to the grave.

(Verse 3)

I chased dreams like wild horses, ran ‘em hard across the plains,

Loved too fast and lost too easy, didn’t always know the pain.

But every heartbreak made me humbler, every promise that I gave

Turned a foolish boy to someone who was learnin’ to be brave.

(Chorus)

From the cradle to the grave, we stumble and we rise,

We learn what love is worth, we find the truth in lies.

Every mile and memory carves the man that I became—

Yeah, I’m just tryin’ to do it right

From the cradle to the grave.

(Bridge)

Now the mirror shows an older man, with silver in his beard,

But the fire inside still flickers with the voices I once heard.

If tomorrow writes my ending, let the world know I gave

Every heartbeat, every moment—

From the cradle to the grave.

(Final Chorus)

From the cradle to the grave, we stumble and we rise,

We learn to forgive others, and ourselves in time.

All the scars and all the stories carve the man that I became—

And I’ve tried to walk in love and light

From the cradle to the grave.

(Outro Spoken)

Yeah, when my name is carved in stone,

Let ‘em say I lived with grace—

From the first breath to my last one…

From the cradle to the grave.